Smoke automaton



y 31, 1932- P. A. HAERRY 1,860,776

' SMOKE AUTOMATON Filed Dec. 29, 1931 2 sheets-sheet 1 y 31, P. A. HAERI RY 1,860,776

SMOKE AUTOMATON Filed Dec. 29, 1951 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented May 31, 1932 T E S SMOKE AUTOMATON Application filed December 29; 1931. Serial No. 583,781.

The present invention relates to displaying devices and more especially to an improved smoking automaton.

An important feature of the invention is to provide a simple, efiicient, and attractive smoking automaton for display and advertising purposes, in which a lighted cigar, cigarette or pipe may be moved to and away from the mouth of a figure of a man or woman, at predetermined intervals, so as to simulate the actions ofa person when smoking.

A further object comprehends the provision of means whereby the smoke from a lighted cigar, cigarette or pipe is drawn into a tubular member and expelled therefrom so as to imitate in a realistic manner the inhaling and eXhaling of smoke as actually done by a man or woman.

Another object of the invention is to provide a common means for causing the air and smoke to be drawn into and expelled from a tubular member and for moving a cigar, cigarette or pipe holder intoand out of alignment with the tubular member.

A still further object is to provide a cam and slot means that is operatively connected to the cigar, cigarette or pipe holder,'so as to cause the latter to be moved towards and away from a fixed member at predetermined intervals.

Other objects and advantages of the inven tion will become apparent from the following description when taken in conjunction with the appended claims.

Referring to the drawings, in which is shown a preferred embodiment of the invention,

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the smoking automaton showing in outline the figure of a mans head Figure 2 is a plan View of the device shown in Figure 1, with the cigar, cigarette orpipe holder moved away from the stationary tubular member; t

Figure 3 is a rear end View of the device;

Figure 1 is a detail perspective view, of the I revoluble plate and cam for actuating the holder showing a pipe attached thereto; and

' automaton device includes an electric motor 10 which is mounted on a support 11 by the to the base to firmly maintain the motor in a fixed position. The motor 10 is positioned to one side of the base '11 and has extending therefrom the drive shaft 13 provided ad- 'jacentits .free end with a worm 1 1 (Figure 3) which is located above and meshes with a gear wheel 15 that is keyed or otherwise non-rotatably secured to a horizontally disposed shaft 16 (Figure 1) mounted in a bear ing of the bracket support 17 that is bolted to the base 11. The shaft 16 has also keyed thereto a'beveled gear 18 which meshes with a complementary beveled gear 19 keyed or otherwise secured to a vertically disposed shaft 20 mounted in a bearing formed in the upper horizontal portion 21 of the bracket support 17 Associated with the gear 19 is a plate or member 22 having spaced enlarged flanges 23 and 2 1 (Figure 4) the lower flange 23 being connected to the adjacent face of the beveled gear 19 by the bolts 25, so as to be revoluble therewith, while the upper flange 24: which preferably is thicker than the flange 23 has an arcuately disposed slot 26 provided at its opposite ends with openings 27 and 28, the purpose of which will subsequently be described. Positioned above the flange 24 and carried by the plate 22 is a cam 29 that may be detachably held in-position on the plate by the screw 30.

A holder 31 which may carry a lighted cigar, cigarette or pipe is pivotally mounted portion 21 of the bracket support 17 The holder 31 may be in the form of a lever arm having an upwardly bent angular portion 33 and a; horizontally disposed outer end portion 34 through which extends a cigar, cigarette or pipe holder 36 that is held in posi- -tion bythe nuts 37 that are threaded to the holder on opposite sides of the end portions 34. The mouth piece 38 of the holder 36 is le 's12 that are suitably connected or bolted as at 32 to an arm 35 carried'by the upper arranged closely to align with and form a continuation of a stationary tubular member 39 that is carried by a standard 40 on the base 11. The opposite end 41 of the lever 31 extends a short distance beyond the pivot 32, so as to engage and be actuated by the cam 29. A pin 42 extends through the end portion 4150f the lever 31 and is arranged to be moved into and out of the groove 26 when the plate 22 and cam 29 are rotated by the drive shaft 13, so as to impart an oscillatingmovement to the lever 31. A fiat spring 43 bears against holder 31 and is secured as at 44 to the standard 17 to urgethe holder 31 toward the tubular member 39, so that the mouth piece 38 will engage and align therewith'when the cam is moved away from the .m-ember 39 is connected to one end of a pump 47 by the flexible tube connection 48, while the opposite end of the pump has its piston stem (Figure 3) connected as at50 to a.

crank arm 51 that is eccentrically secured as r at 52 to the gear wheel 15. It will be seen that the motor 10, through its operative connections with the holder 31 and pump 47,

* is arranged to simultaneously operate these parts while the gearing is so timed or synchronized that the holder 31will be moved into alignment with the tubular member 39 during the suction action of the pump 47 and withdrawn therefrom when the pump expels the air and smoke through the tub 48. r

In operation, the motor is turned on so that the shaft 13 through the worm 14 drives the gear wheel 15 and its associated parts to cause the plate 22 and cam 29 to revolve about the vertical shaft in a counter-clookwise direction. The cam 29,. during this operation, rides against the sideof the end portion 41 of the lever 31, and as it passes out of engagement therewith, the pin .42 enters the slot 26 through the opening 27 and as the cam 29 again approaches the arm 41, the pin 42 is withdrawn from the slot 26 through the opening 28, thus impartingan oscillating movement to the holder 31 about its pivot 32. Obviously, the plate 22 and cam 29 may be rotated by the shaft 13 in a clockwise direction to impart the same movement to the lever '31.

When the parts are in the position as shown in Figure 2, the lever 31 and cigar, cigarette or pipe holder 36 carried thereby is moved a away from the mouth 46 of the figure if and the tubular member 39, and the piston of the pump 47 is moved by the gear wheel 15 to its exhaust position so as to expel the air drawn into the tubular member 39 during the suction stroke. The holder 36 is arranged to carry a lighted cigar, cigarette or pipe, so that when the cam 29 moves out of engagement with the arm 44, the pin 42 will ride in the groove 26, while the holder 31 will be urged by the spring 43 toward and in alignment with the tubular member 39, so as to form a tight joint therebetween (Figure 1), as this position is assumed when the pump is beginning its suction stroke, it will draw the air and smoke from the cigar, cigarette or pipe into and through the tubular member 39, so as to make the lighted cigar glow, and will remain in this position due to the tension of the spring until the cam 29 moves the holder 31 away from the figure 45, at which time the pump 47 expels the air and' smoke so that the automaton very accurately simulates the inhaling and exhaling of cigar, cigarette or pipe smoke as actually performed by a smoker.

t will be seen that the automaton is admirably suited for display and advertising purposes and may be attractively positioned in a show window, room, or the like at a minimum expenditure of time and labor.

Figure 5, the arm 34 of the lever 31 has secured thereto a pipe holder 53 to which is connected the stem 54 of the pipe 55 by a rubber member 56. The holder 53 is arranged to be moved into and out of engagement with the T fixed tubular member 39 in substantially the same manner as the cigar holder 36 previously described.

As shown in Figure 6, the relatively fixed mouth piece or member 39 may be carried by" a revoluble support 57 that has a reduced lower end 58 arranged to extend within the upper split end portion 59 of the standard 40. The lower portion 58 of the support 57 is preferably provided with a peripheral groove A 60 arranged to receive a retaining pin or bolt 61 that extends through a collar 62 and the standard. 40, so as to permit rotative movement of the support 57, but prevent its re moval from the standard. A clamping screw 63 engages the split end 59 of the standard 40 to force the latter into tight frictional engagement with the lower portion 58 of the In the form of the invention illustrated in 9.9

support 57, to maintain the support in any the parts are moved into alignment as shown in Figure 1.

It is to be understood that the form of the invention herewith shown and described is merely illustrative of a preferred embodi ment and that such changes may be made as fall within the purview of one skilled in the art without departing from the spirit of the invention and the scope of the appended claims.

I claim 7 1. A display device of the class described having in combination a figure simulating a human face, a tubular smoke member adj a cent the mouth of the figure, a movable cigar holder, a revoluble plate having a slot provided with opened ends, a cam positioned above said plane and rotatable therewith, said holder having a rearwardly extending arm engaging said cam, said arm provided with a pin arranged to move into and out of said slot, whereby to move the holder into and out of alignment with said tubular member, and means when the holder is in alignment with the tubular member for drawing the smoke from the cigar into the tubular me1nher and for forcing it therefrom when the {)mlder is moved away from the tubular memer. 2. A display device of the class described having in combination a horizontally disposed tubular member provided with an exposed end, a movable holder for a lighted cigar arranged to align and form an extension of the tubular member, a revoluble plate having a slot provided with opened ends, a cam positioned above said plate and rotatable therewith, said holder having a rearwardly extending arm engaging said cam, and provided with a pin arranged to move into and out of said slot, yieldable means for maintaining said holder in alignment with said tubular member, a pump communicating with said tubular member, a motor operatively connected to said pump and said cam for moving the holder into and out of alignment with the tubular member and drawing the smoke into the tubular member through its exposed end when the holder is in alignment with the tubular member and expelling the smoke from the tubular member through the exposed end when the holder is moved away therefrom.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature. PAUL A. I-IAERRY. 

